Remote control for vehicle interface
AssigneeToyota Motor Europe
InventorAurélien BADOIL
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Abstract
A remote control an automotive vehicle, the remote control including a 3-D shaped object, stretch sensors connecting the 3-D shaped object to a structure of the vehicle and a control unit configured to collect information from the stretch sensors, the remote control being configured to control a display of the automotive vehicle, the remote control being configured to be integrated in a stretchable fabric part of an interior of the vehicle.
Claims14
1-11. (canceled)
A remote control for an automotive vehicle, the remote control comprising a 3-D shaped object, a plurality of stretch sensors connecting the 3-D shaped object to a structure of the automotive vehicle and a control unit configured to collect information from the stretch sensors, the remote control being configured to control a display of the automotive vehicle, the remote control being configured to be integrated in a stretchable fabric part of an interior of the vehicle.
An automotive vehicle comprising a remote control and a display, the remote control comprising a 3-D shaped object, a plurality of stretch sensors connecting the 3-D shaped object to a structure of the vehicle and a control unit configured to collect information from the stretch sensors, the remote control being configured to control the display and the remote control being integrated in a stretchable fabric part of an interior of the vehicle.
A method of remote control of a display of an automotive vehicle, the remote control comprising a 3-D shaped object, a plurality of stretch sensors connecting the 3-D shaped object to a structure of the automotive vehicle and a control unit configured to collect information from the stretch sensor, the remote control being integrated in a stretchable fabric part of an interior of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- grasping the 3-D shaped object;
- deforming the stretch sensors by interacting with the 3-D shaped object;
- collecting information on deformation of the stretch sensors by the control unit;
- sending collected information by the control unit to a vehicle system controlling the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.